Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-07-13
4 PENSION BILL
Which Is to be Submitted to Congress
At Its Next Session.


At Its Next Session.
At the regular meeting of E. d.
Baker Post, No. l6, G. A. R., held in
this CITY last evening, Pension Bill
which it is proposed to submit to Con.
gress at its next session was received
and read. Following is the text Of
the bill:
Be it enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
United States Of 44merica, in Con-
gress assembled:
SECTION l. That in considering
the pension claims of dependent par
ents, the fact and cause of death, and
the fact that the soldier left no widow
or minor child or children, having
been shown as required by law, it
shall be necessary only to show by
competent and sufficient evidence
that such parent or parents are or
have been without other means of
support than their own manual labor
or the contributions of others not
legally bound for their support. Pro-
vided, That all pensions allowed under
this section of this act shall commence
from date Of actual dependence if
claim was fled prior to July 1, 1880,
and in case of applications thereafter
made, the pension shall commence
from the date of the filing of the ap-
plication in the Pension Office, or from
date Of subsequent dependence.
SEC. 2. That all persons who
served three months or more in the
military or naval service of the United
States during the late war of the re-
bellion, and who have been honorably
discharged therefrom, and who are
now or may hereafter be suffering
from mental or physical disability, not
the result O. their own vicious habits,
which totally incapaoitates them io1
the performance of manual labor,
shall, upon making due proof of the
fact according to such rules and regu-
lations as the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may provide, be placed upon the
list of invalid pensioners of the United
States, and be entitled to receive $12
per month; and such pension shall
commence from the date of the filing
Of the application in the pension
Office, after the passage of this act,
upon proof that the disability then
existed, end shall continue during the
existence of the same in the degree
herein specified. Provided, That per.
sons who are now receiving pensions
under existing laws, or whose claims
are pending in the pension office,
may, by application to the Commits
sioner of Pensions, in such form as he
may prescribe, receive the benefits of
this act; and nothing herein con-
tanned shall be so construed as to pre-.
vent any pensioner hereunder from
prosecuting his claim and receiving
his pension under any other general
or special act. Provided, however,
That no person shall receive more
than one pension for the same period
And provided further, That rank in
the service shall not be considered in
applications filed Hereunder.
SEC. 3. That if any invalid pen.
sioner has died, or shall hereafter die
leaving widow, minor child or chill.
dren under Is years Of age, or in case
there be no widow, minor child OF
children, dependent mother O,
father, such widow, minor child on
children, or mother, or father, shall be
placed upon the pension roll at the
rates established by law for widows
minor children and parents, withou,
regard to the cause of death of such
pensioner. Provided, That the cause
of death OF such pensioner was not o,
is not due to violation of civil OF
military laws, or the result of viciou.
habits. And provided, further, Tha
said widow was married to the de
ceased pensioner prior to the passag,
Of this act. That the increase of pen
sions for minor children shall be a
the rate of 50 per month instead of s;
per month, as now provided by law
and in case minor child is insane
idiotic, or otherwise helpless, the pen
sion shall continue during the life o
said child. or during the period o
such disability.
SEC. 4. That any agent, attorney
or other person instrumental in prose
cutting any claim under Section 2 or
of this act, who shall, directly or indi
rectly, contract for, demand, receive
or retain for bis services or instrumen
tality in presenting and prosecutin,
such claim, sum greater than 81
| payable only upon the order of tn
Commissioner of Pensions, by tn
pension agent making payment of tn
pension allowed), or who shall wrong